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... soon distinguished . He was wont , says Sprat , to relate , " That he had this defect in his memory at that time , that his teachers never could bring it to retain the ordinary rules of grammar . " This is an instance of the natural ...
... soon distinguished . He was wont , says Sprat , to relate , " That he had this defect in his memory at that time , that his teachers never could bring it to retain the ordinary rules of grammar . " This is an instance of the natural ...
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... Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messengers of the usurping powers who were sent out in quest of ano- ther man ; and , being examined , was put in- to confinement , from which he was not dismis- sed without the ...
... Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messengers of the usurping powers who were sent out in quest of ano- ther man ; and , being examined , was put in- to confinement , from which he was not dismis- sed without the ...
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... soon grows wearisome . Cowley delighted in it , as much as if he had invented it ; but , not to men- tion the ancients , he might have found it full- blown in modern Italy . Thus Sannazarost ༥ ་ ་་་ ༦ Aspice quam variis distringar ...
... soon grows wearisome . Cowley delighted in it , as much as if he had invented it ; but , not to men- tion the ancients , he might have found it full- blown in modern Italy . Thus Sannazarost ༥ ་ ་་་ ༦ Aspice quam variis distringar ...
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... soon after the accession of King James , he was knighted , and made a judge ; but , his con- stitution being too weak for business , he retired before any disreputable compliances became ne- « OJASIN si amutspree cessary . eye ; but ...
... soon after the accession of King James , he was knighted , and made a judge ; but , his con- stitution being too weak for business , he retired before any disreputable compliances became ne- « OJASIN si amutspree cessary . eye ; but ...
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... soon determined to repudiate her for disobedi- ence ; and , being one of those who could easily find arguments to justify inclination , published ( in 1644 ) " The Doctrine and Discipline of Di- vorce ; " which was followed by " The ...
... soon determined to repudiate her for disobedi- ence ; and , being one of those who could easily find arguments to justify inclination , published ( in 1644 ) " The Doctrine and Discipline of Di- vorce ; " which was followed by " The ...
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